Deschutes Basin Groundwater
 

Preventing groundwater contamination and conserving and restoring this resource are statewide goals in Oregon. Groundwater monitoring and assessment programs provide statewide groundwater quality information.

The Deschutes Basin is located in north-central Oregon, and encompasses all or portions of eleven counties. Major land uses in the basin include forest (65%), rangeland (25%), and agricultural-urban-industrial (10%).

The DEQ and other state and local agencies have collected data and conducted several groundwater quality studies in the Deschutes Basin. The following report compiles and summarizes groundwater quality information from the following sources:

• The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) Domestic Well Testing for Real Estate Transactions program
• The Oregon DHS Public Water Systems program
• Four DEQ studies

Groundwater Quality Report for the Deschutes Basin, Oregon (March 2006)

• Report PDF 6.5mb
  • Appendix 1: Data Tables PDF
  • Appendix 2: Sample Parameter Tables PDF

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